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### [notes.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.stotra.namaskaraikavimsati*bo~en-84000.notes.12)

12. The Sanskrit pāṇipadma metaphorically describes Tārā’s hands as resembling lotus flowers. The Tibetan rendering padmas phyag is understood to refer to the lotus that Tārā holds in her hand (Drakpa Gyaltsen 2007c, p. 638).

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